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Martha Sisk

Female 1809 - 1860  (41 years)

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  • Name Martha Sisk
    Birth 1809  SC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1830  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 15-19(21?), spouse age 15-19(21?), no children 
    Census 1840  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 30-39(31), spouse age 30-39(31), 5 children & 1 other 
    Census 1850  District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 41,no spouse listed, 6 children 
    Census-State 1850  District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 41,no spouse listed 
    Death Between 17 Aug 1850 and 06 Jun 1860 
    Census 1860  Chalk Level, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    daus Mary C Rhea & Sarah Jessie Rhea living with William H Burton family 
    Findagrave.com 27 Jul 2023 
    See Notes 
    Burial Rabbit Ridge, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Wilson Cemetery
    Person ID I1350  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Barnabas Sisk, Sr,   b. 15 May 1769, Culpeper Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Sep 1841, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother ??? ???
    Relationship natural
    Marriage Abt 1789  Wilkes Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F87  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Starling Edgar Rhea-xx,   b. 1809, Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1847, Dalton, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
    Marriage 28 Oct 1829  Dalton, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son George Washington Rhea 10/8/1832 Hopkins Co, KY
      son John T Rhea 1833 KY
      son Milton D Rhea 1835 Hopkins Co, KY
      - on 12/2/1855 in Hopkins Co, KY married Sarah Elizabeth Emma Utley 1838 Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See marriage record
      - dau of Joseph Utley 1813 KY - 1866 and Sarah Langford Brown 12/24/1814 KY - 3/17/1909
      - son of Obediah D Utley 1785 Goochland, VA - 8/27/1839 Hopkins Co, KY
      and Jane Thompson 1785
      - son of Obediah Utley 10/3/1757 Goochland, VA - 9/1823 VA
      and Jane MacLendon - d. aft 1794
      son Alfred Henry Rhea 3/6/1838 KY - 6/28/1925 Dalton, Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See death certificate **
      - married Martha L Dobyns
      - dau of John Fredrick Dobyns and Eliza Jane Givens 3/31/1817 - 11/23/1846
      - they married on 2/27/1834
      - dau of John Allen Givens & Martha Givens 5/29/1797 Lincoln Co, KY - 8/29/1884 Hop Co KY
      - they married on 5/23/1816 in Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of Thomas Givens and Elizabeth Kerr
      - dau of Eleazer Givens 8/11/1771 Mechlenberg Co, NC - 8/25/1833 Smithland, KY
      and Jane Robertson
      - Jane was his 3rd wife (see listing of other wives and families later)
      - son of John Givens 1727 Ireland - 1794 Lincoln Co, KY
      and Rebecca Brown who married bef 1757 in Mecklenburg Co, NC
      - dau of James Robertson and Margaret Poage
      Eliza Jane's siblings:
      bro Eleazer M Givens
      sis Margaret R Givens 12/25/1820 - 8/20/1835
      bro James Givens 2/20/1823 - 9/7/1844
      bro Thomas P Givens
      sis Mary Ruth Givens 10/30/1827 - 2/16/1852
      bro John Weir Givens
      bro Robert R Givens 1832 KY
      bro Alexander K Givens b. abt 1835 KY

      John Allen's siblings:
      bro James Kerr Givens 1794 VA
      - on 1/15/1818 in Hopkins Co, KY married Margaret Poague Givens 1800 (Martha's sister)
      - ** See that family listing later ** )
      bro Nathaniel K Givens 1806 KY
      - on 4/14/01828 in Hopkins Co, KY married Jane Hopkins Givens 1809 KY (Martha's sister)
      - ** See that family listing later ** )

      Martha's siblings:
      sis Margaret Poague Givens 1800
      - on 1/15/1818 in Hopkins Co, KY married James Kerr Givens 1794 VA
      - son of Thomas Givens and Elizabeth Kerr
      dau Margaret Givens 1825 KY - on 9/29/1842 Hop Co KY married Thomas Barnes Parker
      - son of Wiley Parker and Regina Smith
      dau Jane Parker 1843 MO
      son James Parker 1846 MO
      son William B Parker 1849 MO
      - on 1/8/1824 Hop Co KY James married 2nd wife Elizabeth Christian 8/5/1803 KY - 4/21/1871
      son Matthew Campbell Givens 1832 KY
      dau Helen Mae Givens 1835 KY married Henry M Clay on 12/23/1857 in Hopkins Co, KY
      son Nathaniel Karr Givens 1837 KY
      - on 12/20/1865 in Henderson Co, KY married Sara Elizabeth Clay
      son James M Givens 1839 KY
      dau Martha J Givens 1842 KY - married John T Young
      - son of Thomas E Young and Malinda W Harvey
      sis Rebecca Brown Givens 1/27/1802 Lincoln Co, KY
      - on 8/31/1820 in Hopkins Co, KY married Samuel Montgomery 1796 KY
      - son of John Montgomery and Mary Oldham Thomas 1779 VA
      - 1850 census lists her as age 71,living with son Samuel
      son John Montgomery 10/4/1828 Hopkins Co, KY - 1908
      - on 1/5/1858 in Hopkins Co, KY married Linda Mira Parker 1839 KY - 10/9/1870
      - dau of Benjamin Parker 8/14/1798 Gates Co, NC - 3/31/1866 Webster Co, KY
      and Mary Howard Jennings 5/4/1805 Front Royal, Shenandoah Co, VA - 9/11/1889
      - son of Peter Parker 1/1762 Chowan, now Gates Co, NC
      - 7/16/1836 Old Hopkins, now Webster Co, KY
      and Sarah Barnes 11/1762 Chowan, now Gates Co, NC
      - 11/13/1836 Old Hopkins, now Webster Co, KY
      KY marriage index:
      Marriage Record for John Montgomery
      Spouse: Linda M Parker
      Date: 1 Jan 1858
      B/G: Groom
      County and State: Hopkins Co. KY
      Linda Mira's siblings:
      sis Marian Eliza Parker b. bet 1826-1827 KY - d. bef 1850
      - on 12/14/1841 in Hopkins Co, KY married Elias N Headley 6/6/1816 - 8/17/1851
      sis Sarah Catherine Parker 4/28/1828 KY - 9/18/1854
      - on 2/8/1844 Hop Co KY mar. William Hamilton Cardwell 1/13/1821 KY - 9/11/1886
      - S/O John G Cardwell 1797 VA & Ann Cardwell 1797 VA - 1850
      - they mar. on 7/2/1818 in Mercer Co, KY
      - S/O George Cardwell & Ann Hamilton
      - D/O John Cardwell & Celler Rice
      bro William Barnes Parker 1829 KY - aft 1850 married Ann Means
      bro Peter Jennings Parker 1830 Hopkins Co, KY - 4/7/1853
      sis Marion Woodward Parker 1831 KY
      - on 11/14/1847 Hop Co KY mar. Cyrus Graham 1826 KY
      - S/O Richard S Graham b. in Ireland - d. 1838 & Hannah Gill 1785 SC - 1862 Hop Co KY
      son Theodore M Graham 1848 KY
      sis Alice Calames Parker 5/11/1833 KY - 4/18/1863
      - on 10/10/1849 in Hopkins Co, KY married Leroy Graham 1826 KY
      - son of Richard S Graham b. in Ireland - d. 1838
      and Hannah Gill 1785 SC - 1862 Hop Co KY
      bro Thomas Dudley Parker 9/24/1834 KY - 9/1/1852
      sis Martha Melvina Parker 1837 KY
      - on 2/10/1855 in Hopkins Co, KY married Robert R Givens
      KY marriage index:
      Marriage Record for Robert R Givens
      Spouse: Martha M Parker
      Date: 31 Jan 1855
      B/G: Groom
      County and State: Hopkins Co. KY
      bro Benjamin A Parker 1838 KY - bef 1866 -- Never returned from Civil War
      sis Mary Rose Parker 1840 - 7/4/1914
      - on 12/25/1860 in Webster Co, KY married Mandley Peyton Cox 1837 Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of Champion Samuel Cox 12/9/1798 NC - 8/2/1853
      and Sarah G Winstead 10/6/1799 NC - 10/21/1862
      - dau of Mandley Winstead 10/29/1760 VA - 12/26/1846 Hopkins Co, KY
      and Elizabeth Tapp 1766 - Unknown
      sis Rebecca Parker 1841 KY
      sis Roseanna M Parker 2/7/1842 KY - 7/28/1857
      sis Sophia Amanda Bethany Bond Parker 7/1844 KY - 1927
      - on 1/5/1865 Webster Co, KY mar. Marcus Lindsey Fugate 5/1837 KY
      - 11/17/1915 Webster Co KY
      - son of Lewis Fugate 1797 - 1853 and Nancy Ann Ashby 1801 - 1853
      - son of George Fugate and Martha Howell
      - dau of Stephen Ashby and Elizabeth B Robertson 1786 VA - 12/1856
      son Vernon Fugate 1870 KY
      dau Delia Fugate 1871 KY
      son Benjamin L Fugate 1872 KY
      dau Jessie Fugate 1879 KY
      bro Isaac Huston Parker 2/18/1845 KY - 8/18/1852
      bro John R Parker 1847 KY - 7/16/1923 Muhlenberg Co, KY
      - on 12/20/1877 in Hopkins Co, KY married Jennie L Hibbs 1849 KY
      - 1/15/1923 Muhlenburg Co, KY
      - dau of William Hibbs 1/8/1800 KY - 10/13/1875
      and Elizabeth Aldridge 5/15/1805 TN or KY - 7/8/1886
      sis Fannie Virginia Parker b. bet 1851-1852 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/27/1899
      - in 1880 married Professor Hiram W Davis - They had no children.
      son Thomas Givens Montgomery 1831 KY
      - on 11/30/1853 in Hopkins Co, KY married Martha E Hunter 1835 KY,
      - dau of Joseph Hunter 1812 KY and Bethany Harmon 3/12/1818 KY - 6/5/1907,
      - dau of Michael Harmon and Bethany Parker
      - they married 3/9/1835 in Hopkins Co, KY
      - Bethany Harmon's 2nd husband was John Wilson,
      - they married on 1/24/1857 or 4/5/1857 in Hopkins Co, KY
      - Bethany Harmon's 3rd husband was ??? Martin
      Martha's siblings:
      sis Narcenia C Hunter 1838 KY
      sis Mary Virginia Hunter 1839 KY - on 2/9/1866 in Webster Co, KY married Samuel B Withers
      bro Joseph Hunter 1842 KY
      bro John C Hunter 1845 KY
      son William Fountain Montgomery 1834 KY - married Fannie Carrie Simpson
      son Samuel Montgomery 1837 KY
      son Louis Montgomery 1839 KY
      sau Frances Montgomery 1843 KY - married J B Kevill
      sis Isabella Givens b. abt 1805 KY - 8/15/1896
      - on 3/8/1824 in Hopkins Co, KY married John Thompson Givens, Sr. 5/8/1795 - 9/3/1840
      - son of John Givens and Mary Thompson
      son Robert A Givens
      son Eliazer S Givens 1826 KY
      son William Douglas Givens 1827 KY
      son John Thompson Givens, Jr. 1829 KY
      dau Jane R Givens 1832 KY
      son Thomas Givens 1833 KY
      dau Mary E Givens 1835 KY
      son Jerome Givens 1837 KY
      sis Jane Hopkins Givens 1809 KY
      - on 4/14/1828 in Hopkins Co, KY married Nathaniel K Givens 1806 KY
      - son of Thomas Givens and Elizabeth Kerr
      son Thomas C Givens 1829 KY
      dau Siba Givens 1832 KY
      son James Kerr Givens 1835 KY
      dau Martha Givens 1837 KY
      dau Elizabeth Kerr Givens 1839 KY - married Joseph N Rice 1835 KY
      - son of Edward Rice 9/9/1798 NC - 4/15/1878 Webster Co, KY
      and Macy Nichols 1/7/1810 Caldwell Co, KY - 4/1/1876 Webster Co, KY
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      - they married on 1/5/1825 in Hopkins Co, KY
      Joseph's siblings:
      bro James Monroe Rice 4/26/1829 KY - 9/12/1876
      - ** See his findagrave.com page **
      bro Henry G Rice 1831 KY
      sis Rachel T Rice 1833 KY
      bro Francis Marion Rice 1838 KY
      - on 1/19/1860 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary Jane Dobyns 1839 KY
      - dau of James Matt Dobyns 1810 KY and Precious Graddy 1822 KY
      - dau of Lewis Graddy and Tracey Bailey
      son Dickson Givens 1842 KY
      dau Fanny B Givens 1849 KY
      sis Sarah Robertson Givens 12/12/1812 KY - 10/8/1901 KS
      - bef 1831 married James Robertson Stevenson 1802 KY
      son Eliazer Stevenson 1831 KY
      son Christopher C Stevenson 1834 KY
      son William Stevenson 1835 KY
      dau Mary J Stevenson 1837 KY
      dau Margaret Stevenson 1840 KY
      dau Isabel Stevenson 1842 KY
      Eleazer Givens on 1/20/1794 in Lincoln Co, KY married 1st wife Mary Campbell
      dau Mary Givens
      Eleazer Givens on 1/25/1820 in KY married 3rd wife Mary Evelyn Savage
      - dau of Joseph Savage and Jane Murray
      dau Harriet Newel Givens
      dau Frances America S Givens
      dau Virginia Evelyn Givens 1828 KY - 1854
      son Joseph Robert Givens abt 1830 KY
      dau Helen Mar Givens 1833 KY - 1858 TX
      dau Hannah Ann Givens

      Eleazer's siblings:
      bro John Jack Givens 1757 Rowan Co, NC - married Mary Thompson
      son John Thompson Givens
      son Richard Rhea 1839 Hopkins Co, KY
      dau Elizabeth A Rhea 1840 KY
      dau Mary C Rhea 4/9/1843 KY - 2/3/1878
      - on 8/10/1861 Hopkins Co, Ky mar. Tolbert Hibbs Sisk 7/17/1834 - 10/10/1922 both Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of Travis Hill Sisk 1/4/1810 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/27/1882
      and Keziah Martha Sisk 8/20/1812 NC - 6/7/1890
      - son of Robert Barney Sisk Sr. 12/20/1755 NC - 6/21/1856 Hopkins Co, KY
      and Morning ??? b. abt 1780 NC - d. aft 8/25/1856
      KY marriage index:
      Marriage Record for Tolbert H. Sisk
      Spouse: Mary C. Rea
      Date: 10 Aug 1861
      B/G: Groom
      County and State: Hopkins Co. KY
      son James William Sisk 1862 Hopkins Co, KY
      son Clement Lee Sisk 6/6/1864 KY or Kent Co, DE ? - 3/4/1902
      dau Mattie K Sisk 1867 KY
      dau Sarah Jessie Rhea 1844 KY
    Family ID F1690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Oct 1829 - Dalton, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 15-19(21?), spouse age 15-19(21?), no children - 1830 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 30-39(31), spouse age 30-39(31), 5 children & 1 other - 1840 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 41,no spouse listed, 6 children - 1850 - District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus-State - age 41,no spouse listed - 1850 - District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - daus Mary C Rhea & Sarah Jessie Rhea living with William H Burton family - 1860 - Chalk Level, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Rabbit Ridge, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

      - ** marriage record states her father is Timothy Sisk ** ????

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      found at findagrave.com on 7/27/2023

      Martha “Patsy” Sisk Rea

      Birth: 1809 South Carolina, USA
      Death: 8 Aug 1872 (aged 62-63) Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Burial: Wilson Cemetery, Rabbit Ridge, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Memorial #: 79568380

      Bio:
      Martha was the daughter of Barnabas and Sally (Woolridge) Sisk.She married Starling Rea.

      Family Members
      Children
      George Washington Rea 1832-1926
      Milton Dudley Rea 1836-1902
      Created by: Carl Lansden (46968416)
      Added: 30 Oct 2011
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79568380/martha-rea
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79568380/martha-rea: accessed 27 July 2023), memorial page for Martha “Patsy” Sisk Rea (1809-8 Aug 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79568380, citing Wilson Cemetery, Rabbit Ridge, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Carl Lansden (contributor 46968416).
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      found at findagrave.com bef 7/27/2023

      Martha "Patsy" (SisK) Rea

      Birth: 1809
      Death: unknown
      Hopkins County
      Kentucky, USA

      Martha was the daughter of Barnabas and Sally (Woolridge) Sisk.She married Starling Rea.

      Burial:
      Wilson Cemetery
      Rabbit Ridge
      Hopkins County
      Kentucky, USA

      Created by: Carl Lansden
      Record added: Oct 30, 2011
      Find A Grave Memorial# 79568380
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  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S30] KY,Hopkins Co,1850 Census.

    6. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S41] Marriage License.


 

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